Simone Biles has given an explanation for her exit from the U.S.’s team final.
In a statement, Biles explained, “After the performance that I did, I didn’t want to go into any of the other events second-guess myself, so I thought it was better if I took a step back and let these girls go out there and do the job and they did just that.”
She added, “I was still struggling with some things. Therapy has helped a lot as well as medicine. That’s all been going really well. Whenever you get in high-stress situations, you kind of freak out and don’t know really know how to handle all of those emotions especially at the Olympic Games.”
Biles, who is considered the BEST gymnast in the world, dropped out of the women’s finals on Tuesday.
She took to her instagram on Monday, one day ahead of her announcement to share this: